When elm trees return, the largetortoiseshellbutterflywill return.
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The smalltortoiseshellbutterflyis able to differentiate between various flowers through visual signals.
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Atortoiseshellbutterflyrests on the blind girl's shawl, implying that she is holding herself extremely still.
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While they do nt have eyespots like many other butterflies, these bright contrasting colors can often scare a predator, giving thetortoiseshellbutterflyample time to escape.
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But we must face the fact that we shall have a tremendous outcry this summer because there will be no large tortoiseshell butterflies.
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In addition to this, when discovered, tortoiseshell butterflies will flick their wings open to reveal bright colours.
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Tortoiseshell butterflies tend to be unpalatable to birds.
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